1972 Vuelta a España
Route

Stage
Date
Course
Distance
Type
Type
Winner
P
27 April
Fuengirola – Fuengirola
6 km (4 mi)
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Individual time trial
René Pijnen (NED)
1
28 April
Fuengirola – Cabra
167 km (104 mi)
-
-
Miguel María Lasa (ESP)
2
29 April
Cabra – Granada
206 km (128 mi)
-
-
Gerard Vianen (NED)
3
30 April
Granada – Almería
181 km (112 mi)
-
-
Domingo Perurena (ESP)
4
1 May
Almería – Dehesa de Campoamor
251 km (156 mi)
-
-
Ger Harings [fr] (NED)
5
2 May
Dehesa De Campoamor – Gandia
183 km (114 mi)
-
-
Pieter Nassen (BEL)
6a
3 May
Gandia – El Saler
120 km (75 mi)
-
-
Roger Kindt [fr] (BEL)
6b
3 May
El Saler – El Saler
6.5 km (4 mi)
-
Team time trial
Kas–Kaskol
7
4 May
Valencia – Vinaròs
181 km (112 mi)
-
-
Jos van der Vleuten (NED)
8
5 May
Vinaròs – Tarragona
189 km (117 mi)
-
-
Cees Koeken (NED)
9a
6 May
Tarragona – Barcelona
118 km (73 mi)
-
-
Ger Harings [fr] (NED)
9b
6 May
Barcelona – Barcelona
10 km (6 mi)
-
Individual time trial
Jesús Manzaneque (ESP)
10
7 May
Barcelona – Banyoles
192 km (119 mi)
-
-
Domingo Perurena (ESP)
11
8 May
Manresa – Zaragoza
259 km (161 mi)
-
-
Luis Balague (ESP)
12
9 May
Zaragoza – Formigal
169 km (105 mi)
-
-
José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
13
10 May
Sangüesa – Arrate [es]
201 km (125 mi)
-
-
Agustín Tamames (ESP)
14
11 May
Eibar – Bilbao
145 km (90 mi)
-
-
Miguel María Lasa (ESP)
15
12 May
Bilbao – Torrelavega
148 km (92 mi)
-
-
Gerard Vianen (NED)
16
13 May
Torrelavega – Vitoria
219 km (136 mi)
-
-
Agustín Tamames (ESP)
17a
14 May
Vitoria – San Sebastián
138 km (86 mi)
-
-
Jesús Aranzabal [es] (ESP)
17b
14 May
San Sebastián – San Sebastián
20 km (12 mi)
-
Individual time trial
José Antonio González (ESP)
-
Total
Total
3,079.3 km (1,913 mi)
3,079.3 km (1,913 mi)
3,079.3 km (1,913 mi)
3,079.3 km (1,913 mi)

Question: How many stages do the 1972 Vuelta a España have? How long was it covered?
Answer: The 1972 Vuelta a España consisted of 17 stages, covering a total of 3,079.3 km (1,913.4 mi).